Founded in 1980

Startups founded in 1980: 163 companies and their founders

163 companies in the founder graph were founded in 1980, each listed with the people who started it. Most notable first.

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Jovani FashionPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · United States · 1980

Saul Maslavi, Abraham Maslavi, Jacob Maslavi

Kingdom Holding CompanyPrivate

Saudi Arabia · 1980

Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

KosmopoiskPrivate

Russia · 1980

Vadim Chernobrov

Krell IndustriesPrivate

Hardware & Electronics · 1980

Dan D’Agostino

LIT VerlagPrivate

Germany · 1980

Lam ResearchPrivate

United States · 1980

Lang FilmPrivate

1980

LaurastarPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · Switzerland · 1980

Little Big Horn CollegePrivate

United States · 1980

MDC PartnersPrivate

Marketing & Advertising · Canada · 1980

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.Private

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1980

Mary Ann Liebert, Florence Pat Haseltine, Sara Miller McCune

Minhaj-ul-Quran InternationalPrivate

Pakistan · 1980

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Minor Food GroupPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Thailand · 1980

William E. Heinecke

Miss India USAPrivate

United States · 1980

Dharmatma Saran

Museum WittPrivate

Germany · 1980

Thomas Joseph Witt

NVR, Inc.Private

United States · 1980

NovellPrivate

Software & IT · 1980

Dennis Fairclough

OSIsoftPrivate

Software & IT · United States · 1980

J. Patrick Kennedy

Online Audiovisual CatalogersPrivate

United States · 1980

Oregon Institute of Science and MedicinePrivate

United States · 1980

Arthur B. Robinson

Osim InternationalPrivate

Healthcare · Singapore · 1980

Ron Sim Chye Hock

Penguin SoftwarePrivate

Gaming · United States · 1980

Mark Pelczarski

Popular Forces 25 AprilPrivate

Portugal · 1980

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

ProventusPrivate

1980

PsionPrivate

Gaming · United Kingdom · 1980

David E. Potter

R.E.M.Private

1980

Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry

RE/SearchPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1980

RKS DesignPrivate

1980

Ravi K. Sawhney

Right Livelihood AwardPrivate

Sweden · 1980

Carl Wolmar Jakob von Uexküll

Répertoire international de la presse musicalePrivate

United States · 1980

H. Robert Cohen

SL Green RealtyPrivate

Fintech · United States · 1980

Stephen L. Green

SL Rasch GmbH Special and Lightweight StructuresPrivate

Germany · 1980

Mahmoud Bodo Rasch

Saddleback ChurchPrivate

United States · 1980

Rick Warren, Kay Warren

Sanmina CorporationPrivate

United States · 1980

Milan Mandarić

Saptak Annual Festival of MusicPrivate

India · 1980

Scott Free ProductionsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United Kingdom · 1980

Tony Scott, Ridley Scott

Sierra Nevada Brewing CompanyPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United States · 1980

Silver PicturesPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1980

Silverbird GroupPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Nigeria · 1980

Ben Murray-Bruce

Spice GlobalPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · 1980

Stagecoach GroupPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · United Kingdom · 1980

Steve Jackson GamesPrivate

Gaming · United States · 1980

Stüssy, Inc.Private

Retail & E-commerce · United States · 1980

Sylvia Young Theatre SchoolPrivate

United Kingdom · 1980

TaschenPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Germany · 1980

Benedikt Taschen

Tharangini MusicPrivate

Media & Entertainment · India · 1980

That's EntertainmentPrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1980

Tilley EndurablesPrivate

Canada · 1980

Alexander Tilley

Traffic GroupPrivate

Marketing & Advertising · Brazil · 1980

Tudor Investment CorporationPrivate

Fintech · United States · 1980

Paul Tudor Jones

U2 ClothingPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · 1980

UlinePrivate

United States · 1980

Richard Uihlein

Urban OnePrivate

Media & Entertainment · United States · 1980

Valero EnergyPrivate

Energy & Climate · United States · 1980

William Greehey

VtapePrivate

Media & Entertainment · Canada · 1980

Lisa Steele, Kim Tomczak, Clive Robertson, Rodney Werden, Susan Britton

WhiteWater WestPrivate

Industrials & Manufacturing · Canada · 1980

Whole Foods MarketPrivate

Food & Agriculture · United States · 1980

Wittenberg University Speleological SocietyPrivate

1980

Horton Holcombe Hobbs III

World of Music, Arts and DancePrivate

Spain · 1980

Peter Gabriel, Mark Kidel, Martin Elbourne, Thomas Brooman

Zaha Hadid ArchitectsPrivate

United Kingdom · 1980